Feb. 23, 2007
Heritage High wins regionals for U.S. Academic Decathlon at Pellissippi State
A team representing Heritage High School in Blount County earned the gold medal at the East Tennessee Regional Competition of the U.S. Academic Decathlon hosted by Pellissippi State Technical Community College Jan. 27.Teams from Loudon, Seymour, William Blount and Heritage high schools prepared for months to take a series of written tests related to this year’s competition theme, “China and Its Influence on the World.”
William Blount won the silver medal, and Loudon won the bronze.
All four schools qualify for the state competition Feb. 23-24 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.
Unlike most other scholastic competitions, the decathlon includes students from all academic abilities and achievement levels. Each nine-member team consists of three “A,” three “B” and three “C” or below students. Each team member competes against other students in his or her division.
This is the first year Pellissippi State has hosted the regional competition.
The national scholastic competition was established to help high school students gain a greater respect for knowledge, experience an inter-school academic competition and develop better communication skills.
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